清

音読おんよみ: セイ・ショウ

訓読くんよみ: きよ・きよめる

画数かくすう: 11

部首ぶしゅ: さんずい(氵)

Meaning

Clean / Pure / Purify

  • Basic forms
  • 清める — to purify; to cleanse / base form
  • 清めます — purifies; cleanses / masu form
  • 清めた — purified; cleansed / ta form
  • 清めて — purify and …; cleanse and … / te-form
  • 清めない — do not purify / negative
  • 清めれば — if (you) purify / conditional
  • 清めろ・清めよ — purify! cleanse! / imperative
  • Common expressions
  • 身を清める — to purify oneself
  • 心を清める — to cleanse one’s heart
  • 場を清める — to purify a place
  • More
  • 清めたい — want to purify / 〜たい form
  • 清められる — can purify / potential
  • 清めている — is purifying / progressive

清める(きよめる) is an ichidan verb. It means to make something clean or pure, often used in cultural or religious contexts, such as Shinto rituals, as well as in a figurative sense for the mind or heart.

  • きよい — pure / clean
  • 清水しみず — clear water / spring water
  • 清掃せいそう — cleaning / cleanup
  • 清算せいさん — settlement / liquidation
  • 清書せいしょ — clean copy
  • 清潔せいけつ — cleanliness / hygiene

A 形声文字. Left: さんずい (“water”), Right: セイ (phonetic). The character conveys clarity, purity, and freshness, often connected to water and purification.

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